Nebraska growers, dealers and processors held 4.30 million hundredweight of potatoes in storage on Dec. 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Current stocks represent 60.8 percent of 2016 production. Total stocks are defined as all potatoes on hand, regardless of use, including those that will be lost through future shrinkage and dumping.
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Source: Grant Tribune Sentinel